Quoting Eric Norris campyonly...@me.com:
I often hear comments about how clean my bikes are, usually given in
a tone that suggests that I need serious therapy to deal with
whatever issues I have ...
That being said, I agree with Mojo that it's not really that hard to
keep a bike
Quoting Earl Grey earlg...@gmail.com:
No, no such luck. The widest Grand Bois for 700C are the Cypres at
about 31mm. I too am still waiting for wider tires from BQ/Grand Bois
for my 56cm Sam. Jan, bitte, bitte, bitte? For the smaller Sams you
can get fab Hetres or PariMotos, but us big folk are
Quoting MichaelH mhech...@gmail.com:
I don't run a single speed, so maybe my thoughts are not relevant. I
am also aware of Grant's point of view - a chain is just a chain.
But, my experience is different. I have tried Shimano, SRAM and
Connex chains and have found that the connex are worth
Quoting George Strickler chobur...@gmail.com:
I want to put a battery tail light on my Rambouillet. I want one that
will attach to the rear fender but not look too garish/Electra. I
have stainless Berthouds. Suggestions?
Quoting happyriding happyrid...@yahoo.com:
Hi,
Does anyone know where I can get a 68cm Atlantis or another similarly
large sized touring bike by the end of July? (Note: Rivendell isn't
making 66cm or 68cm Atlantis frames anymore.)
I'll bet Bruce Gordon would be able to fix you up with a
Quoting JimD rasterd...@comcast.net:
Steve,
What fenders are those on your Saluki with the Hetres?
thanks,
JimD
58mm Honjo fluted.
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Quoting GeorgeS chobur...@gmail.com:
Last week I posted a question about tires for gravel. Thanks for the
response. I've gone with the consensus and ordered a pair of Pasela's
w/o TG.
Since then, I've had two kind of scary falls, both in exactly the same
situation - fast descent on
Quoting Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery thill@gmail.com:
You have the wrong tires.
The protocol is to vociferously denounce those tires in every
discussion of any relevance to bicycling, especially on the internet.
Then try a series of progressively more expensive tires until you have
Quoting clevewheel clevewh...@gmail.com:
I highly recommend the Hetre, although I have to admit to complete
lack of experience regarding the narrower tire. The Hetre has changed
the way I ride in that it gives so much more stability. Descent is no
longer a white knuckle affair, but a joy.
Quoting Rick richardholc...@yahoo.com:
I've had the fatty rumpkins on for a couple of weeks now and have been
enjoying them through some mixed trail/road business and my regular
commute. Had to remove the fenders, mine were cut to accomodate the
CdlVs, and were a smidgen too small for the
Quoting palin...@his.com:
Quoting Rick richardholc...@yahoo.com:
I've had the fatty rumpkins on for a couple of weeks now and have been
enjoying them through some mixed trail/road business and my regular
commute. Had to remove the fenders, mine were cut to accomodate the
CdlVs, and were
Quoting Patrick in VT psh...@drm.com:
On Jun 11, 11:18 am, Rocky.Bondad fundamental.bicyc...@gmail.com
wrote:
Gosh I'm still undecided if I should get the Cypres or the Hetres
for my wife's Bleriot. She mainly rides on the weekends and I want
to get her nice comfy fast tires. I
Quoting David Estes cyclotour...@gmail.com:
looks like a good design. I've stripped two of the older styles so far...
I got one of the first VO bell mounts. It's got over 6,000 miles on
it now, never autodinged and never stripped out. I did have to
locktite it -- maybe that's what made
Quoting Rick richardholc...@yahoo.com:
Anybody heading to bucolic Leesburg, VA for the Cirque du Cyclisme
this weekend?
http://www.cirqueducyclisme.com/
I'll be there on Sunday afternoon.
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Quoting JoelMatthews joelmatth...@mac.com:
I would say almost certainly more supple sidewalls.
Marathons are designed for the long distance tourer who needs maximum
flat resistance and overall durability. Schwalbe does a good job
making the tire pleasant, but the puncture resistance stuff
Quoting zrainryder zdree...@gmail.com:
Upon the last 10 miles of a 3 day excursion with quite a bit of
climbing, my bike emitted a loud sound that sounded like an elephant
mating call. At first I thought it was the front wheel. The bike
makes the sound when going 15 mph+ and when coasting
Quoting Frederick, Steve frede...@mail.lib.msu.edu:
Is it kind of a breathie moan? My Heron does that when the
wind/speed's just right. It's the wind blowing across the bottom of
the steerer tube like a hillbilly playing the jug.
Wouldn't an elephant's mating call sound more like
Quoting Seth Vidal skvi...@gmail.com:
On Wed, May 20, 2009 at 10:57 AM, GeorgeS chobur...@gmail.com wrote:
This is slightly off point but what do you guys mean by custom
paint? I bought a Rambouillet in 2005 and it is blue. I wanted an
orange one but those had sold out and I was told
Quoting David Estes cyclotour...@gmail.com:
Bruce, are those miles on/off road or road only?
I'm looking for 30mm tire that is good for both and doesn't disintegrate in
my garage or puncture every 10 miles. Probably should stick w/ Paselas, but
I want just a bit more volume than 28mm, and
Quoting Frederick, Steve frede...@mail.lib.msu.edu:
Not Grant, but I was concerned about this when I ordered a Saluki,
too. (I also have a Rambouillet) The slacker seat angle on the
Saluki
The seat angles on the Saluki and Rambouillet are the same.
72.5 in the smaller sizes, 72 in
Quoting JimD rasterd...@comcast.net:
In regards to Grand Bois 700c's My Mileage Has Varied (MMHV).
I've given GB's several tries but don't find the ride with them
significantly better than
what I get with the Jack Brown Greens. I've found the GB's to be a
bit fragile and
get ~1000 miles
Quoting jonat...@jonfipro.com:
I had never heard that, but it definitely confirms my opinion that I
should switch from an 9 to an 8 in the back with a low gear at 11.
Maybe 11-28? Or will those jumps feel to big after my 9-27? I feel
like not since I ten to shift through two or three
Quoting John at Rivendell j...@rivbike.com:
The good news is we don't have a philosophy, and we don't espouse a
lifestyle. Membership gets you a 5% rebate, and free shipping on
orders over $150, while requiring no allegiance. There is no secret
handshake. No blood oath.
And, you don't
Quoting Doug Peterson dougpn...@cox.net:
Steve:
Are the Paselas you mention the TG or the non-TG version?
Non-TG.
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Quoting Pete Ruckelshaus pruckelsh...@gmail.com:
As far as Things I like about Rivendell, just about everything. I
don't dig the rising prices, but shopping online is a buyers market.
I'd LOVE to see a tigged steel frame from Riv in the $700 range. I'd
love to be able to buy a new frame
Quoting PATRICK MOORE bertin...@gmail.com:
Oh lighten up, alla youse!
Patrick damn well gonna groan when I want to groan Moore
It's my party and I'll
Groan if I want to
Moan if I want to
And you'd groan too
If it happened to you
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Quoting Seth Vidal skvi...@gmail.com:
On Tue, Apr 7, 2009 at 11:49 AM, Joe Bartoe jbar...@hotmail.com wrote:
Hi Mike-
Make sure you shift into the smallest cog in the rear before you remove the
wheel. This makes it easier to take out and re-install since you know that
the chain goes back
Quoting b hamon periwinkle...@yahoo.com:
Has anyone else tried this approach? How has it worked? Have you
noticed a serious braking deficit when switching from dual-pivot to
center-pull? Comments, please.
I had a Rambouillet with Shimano long-reach dual pivot sidepulls. I
have a
Quoting David Estes cyclotour...@gmail.com:
On Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 11:04 AM, Chris fourf...@gmail.com wrote:
On Feb 17, 7:52 am, Mike mjawn...@gmail.com wrote:
On Feb 17, 6:29 am, clyde canter clyde.can...@gmail.com wrote:
Anyone following the Tour of California? It's been amazing to
Quoting PATRICK MOORE bertin...@gmail.com:
http://flickr.com/photos/t2architect/3128394163/in/set-72157610331529941/
Gawd, that's even *pretty!
It certainly is. And, like every other attractive threadless stem
I've ever seen, it lacks the one major advantage commonly associated
with
Quoting Atlantean softlysoftlycatcheemon...@gmail.com:
Steve, I explained the limitations in my previous post. Possibly not
very clearly. The Atlantis has an extra tall steer tube, accommodated
by some spacers. I am glad I did not cut the fork, because I found
handlebar bliss on my Atlantis
Quoting Atlantean softlysoftlycatcheemon...@gmail.com:
As stated, I *did* push the Cinelli stem all the way down, but the
Albatross was still too high. Cutting the fork *might* have gotten the
bar low enough, but there were other issues and if it did not work,
then I would still have a
Quoting Atlantean softlysoftlycatcheemon...@gmail.com:
One advantage of threadless forks, from a manufacturing and commercial
point of view, is the fact that you only need to make one fork to fit
a whole size run of frames. This makes things much easier and
significantly less expensive. It
Quoting rob markwardt robmar...@hotmail.com:
The whole discount thing was a little unclear. I read it several times
and still kind of thought it was a discount for all members who had
been affected by the poor economy. Too many ifs, ands, and ors...
(apostrophe or not?).
Here's what they
Quoting JoelMatthews joelmatth...@mac.com:
Actually, it may be simpler to order an appropriate threadless fork at the
same time. The steerer tube is just set into the fork crown, and it could be
just a matter of getting an unthreaded tube put in. That way, you have the
dimension of fork
Quoting George Schick bhim...@gmail.com:
Now, this is not to imply that a similar thing couldn't happen to a
threaded set up, but they're usually things you have to look for ahead
of time anyway - are the top and bottom edges of head tube straight
and parallel, is the crown race evenly
Quoting jim g yoj...@gmail.com:
This one's certainly not ugly...
http://flickr.com/photos/t2architect/3128394163/in/set-72157610331529941/
No, not hardly! What is that luscious thing, anyway?
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Quoting franklyn frankly...@gmail.com:
Hi,
It seems your choice of brake will affect the the width of tire the
bike can accept. If you get tektro R538 brakes (or the big mouth at
Riv), the bike might be able to take up to 32mm. I run SKS P45s (the
box section of the P35s can be a limiting
Quoting PATRICK MOORE bertin...@gmail.com:
On Mon, Dec 15, 2008 at 1:14 AM, CycloFiend cyclofi...@earthlink.netwrote:
559 tubes are no problem.
As a reference, I once found myself way out of town on my 700C-shod cross
bike, and realized upon pinch-flatting that I had swapped gear in my
Quoting Doug Peterson dougpn...@cox.net:
During the recent discussion on this subject, someone mentioned they'd found
some Stronglight A-9 in silver. Can you re-post that source?
http://www.benscycle.net/index.php?main_page=product_infoproducts_id=3315currency=USD
Quoting EricP [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
Three of my four bikes have single chainrings up front. (Two of them
are internal gears.) In fact, the only one that doesn't is the
Atlantis. No problems with mine. Works out well for all the riding
I'm doing at present. One has a 38t up front and 11-32
Quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
Hank writes:
Wire-bead Paselas are famous for blowing off the rim. Avoid them. Get
the folders. The folders are fantastic tires. The wire-bead ones are
not.
I started using wire-bead Paselas last year on my 26-wheeled roadie.
I DID get a snakebite flat when I
Quoting james black [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
On Thu, Dec 4, 2008 at 12:06 AM, Hank Wirtz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Three of the four wire-bead ones I've bought (two in 700x28, one in
26x1.75) have blown off their rims. with the 700s, it happened on two
different rims, a Torelli Master and an
Quoting 42MuskhamSt [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
I should mention that the 700 x 28 wire bead that blew off the rim was
on an Alex rim, if memory serves. I have 700 x 28 wire beads tires on
Campy rims with no problems (so far anyway). When the tire blew off
the rim it was a few minutes after
We're not really in disagreement. I agree that there are bargains to
be had with used freewheels, and what I said about limited gearing
choices is supported by the examples you cite. Whether those
limitations are significant or not is up to you. As you say,
less-than-optimum is often
Quoting Garth [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
Do I regret going with freewheels? Sometimes I was worried, like
when they were becoming very scarce. But, it was just fear and
there are thousands of people like me that have no desire or need for
8,9 or 10 speed sprockets. I also think about if I
Quoting Ray Shine [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
Not to mention no traffic! I hear you. Maybe someday…
--- On Mon, 12/1/08, Steve Palincsar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Dirt roads can be enormous fun. Great scenery, and you definitely won't
be bored.
We dp see traffic on the dirt roads we ride: motor
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